IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

246 Date of decision: 02.02.2026 Shiv Pal and others ...Petitioner(s)

VERSUS State of Haryana and another ...Respondent(s)

CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. P. S. Hundal, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Gursahib Singh Hundal, Advocate;

Ms. Arshpreet Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

Dr. (Ms.) Malvika Singh, DAG Haryana.

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VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral)

1. The instant petition has been filed for seeking quashing of complaint bearing No.217/2009 dated 04.04.2008 under Sections 32/33 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 as well as order of summoning dated 25.11.2009.

Submissions by petitioner

2. Learned senior counsel for the petitioners contends that petitioner No.1 is a Contractor and is running his business in the name and style of New India Constructions Company (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Company’) and had undertaken a large number of contracts for laying of roads and widening thereof for and to the entire satisfaction of the Government, its Department(s) and Instrumentalities. It is submitted that vide memo No.15797 dated 08.11.2006, a contract